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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMlSSfOM Wednesday, January 17,2001 (112650 Kristen and Patrick Burton, Continued) Weinberger stated technical!) a variance is required for the guest house because Orono's Code states that the maximum buildmg height for structures u two and a half stones or 30 feet in height The building would require a variance for height becauK part of the house is three ftill stories One-half stor>' would be the portion of living space within a gabled roof Because the architectural st>le has a flat roof, it leaves a full three story house 30 feet ui height. Weinberger stated a second variance is required for a 30 inch high railing that would be located above tlic roof line. The railing wo*ild be placed on the roof for safety purposes A variance is required because the railing is considered part of the structure over 30 feet m height Weinberger stated as it relates to the primaiy residence, the proposed chimney is for a total of six feel in height where two feet would be allowed The Building/Fire Code requires chimneys to be two feet higher than any portion of the house w ithin 10 feet The added four feet of height requires the conditional use permit. Cit)’ Staff IS recommending approval of the application Weinberger noted the septic design work would need to be approved b> the septic inspector prior to a building permit being issued Kluth inquired w hether an>' of the parties had anvthing to add to Staff s report Peterson stated he is satisfied with Staff s report, noting Weinbeiger did an excellent job presenting his application Gaflfron commented from the plans presented it appears the residence mcei-* the 30 foot side yard setback Baldwin stated the long building has been rotated somewhat in a more nonh'souih direction and 50 feet to the north to improve tlic neighbor's view Dave Daniels, 710 Gander Road, stated he is opposition to this project Daniels stated there has already been constructed two significant roads into each one cf the building sites os well as some site preparations Daniels questioned whether the property owner was getting ahead of the permit process Kluth stated Orono codes do allow guest houses to be constructed on a resident's property if it exceeds a certain acreage Bellows inquired v.hy the property owner would like to construct a guest house. Baldwin stated the property owner would like to move into the guest house while the construction of the principal residence is ongoing Baldwin stated the guest house will be used as the primary residence for a short period of time w hile construction is ongoing Peterson stated they will be constructing the guest house first Bellows noted the guest house does qualify* as a principal residence so in her view there is not a problem with the guest house being constructed first. Bellows suted the issue relating to height PAGE 23